Laura Geggel

Ask any shark biologist a question about sharks, and chances are, the answer might begin with, "We're not really sure…"

The annual Perseid meteor shower lasts from July 14 to Aug. 24.

Historians found that a Book of the Dead segment from New Zealand matched another in Los Angeles.

An underwater robot captured footage of the rarely seen glass octopus in the remote Pacific.

A perplexing mystery about a scattered hoard of ancient Roman coins found near a river in the Netherlands has now been solved.

Biologists aren't entirely sure why thousands of jellyfish are swarming by Rhode Island.

Archaeologists have unearthed a rare instance of Neanderthal-created art in a German cave once famous for its "unicorn bones."

Elsa, The first hurricane of the 2021 season, formed on Friday (July 2).

Excavations at a fort by Hadrian's Wall revealed the carving of a naked man standing next to a horse or donkey.

The dinosaurs were "particularly prone to extinction" even before the asteroid hit, a new study suggests.

A newly described skull from China may belong to an extinct sister species of Homo sapiens.

The discovery of teensy baby dinosaur bones and teeth in the Alaskan Arctic reveals that dinosaurs nested and incubated their eggs there 70 million years ago.

Two gold coins dating to Black Death period in England shed light on medieval coin usage.

The Strawberry supermoon happens on Thursday, June 24.

Paleontologists in China found the skull, jaw and a few vertebrae belonging to one of the largest land mammals that ever lived.

A detailed look at coelacanths' scales reveals that this ancient lineage of fish may live to be 100 years old.

An analysis of Māori oral traditions and artwork suggests that they found Antarctica before the Europeans did.

The "German Stonehenge," a place for ritual events and possibly even human sacrifice, was also a home to many during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

Here's how to watch the June 10 solar eclipse in person or virtually.

The largest dinosaur from Australia was as long as a basketball court and taller than a two-story building.

People who lived in East Asia since at least 40,000 years ago disappeared during the ice age.

Don't miss the annular solar eclipse happening this Thursday, June 10.

A hoard discovered in Scotland was likely buried by a bishop hoping to outwit the Viking invaders.

The tiny teeth of the 'wandering meatloaf' mollusk have a mineral never before seen in an animal.